#jewish food showdown

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Welcome to the Jewish Food Showdown!!!

Hello, good people of Tumblr! I (Glitter, she/her) was inspired to make a bracket to decide which Jewish food is the best.

Inspired by: @transfemswagbracket @bisexual-monarch-tournament @tanakhsexywoman @tanakhsexyman @blondbitchbeatdown @besttship @sapphicshipshowdown @noncanongayestbitchestournament

Any food from any time period and any culture goes, but know that I will only choose 32 out of all of them.

Propaganda welcome!

Submit food here: https://forms.gle/sZh2uC5P8yhrqxH77

Submissions close March 14! Good luck!

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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Children's book. (1243)

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins is a children's picture book written by Eric Kimmel and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman in 1989. It features the Jewish folk hero and trickster figure Hershel of Ostropol challenging and defeating through guile a series of goblins over the course of the eight nights of Hanukkah, culminating in a showdown with the King of the Goblins himself on the final night. The book won a Caldecott Honor in 1990.

Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, commonly called a menorah or hanukkiah.

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins - Wikipedia

Hershel facing down the Goblin King from Eric Kimmel's book : 'Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins' illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman reblog source enchantedbook May 14

link https://youtu.be/WVoksAMMQrs

Well, if you are not Jewish like me, there are understandable question about the story that needs to be known to understand this celebration. So I asked my all knowing friend AI Copilot a few questions, which he promptly answered.

Why do the Jews celebrate Hanukkah?

Copilot: Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish celebration that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C. This event followed the successful revolt of the Jewish people, led by the Maccabees, against their Greek-Syrian oppressors.

The story goes that when the Jews reclaimed the temple, they found only enough consecrated oil to keep the temple’s menorah (candelabrum) burning for one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted for eight days, which is why Hanukkah is celebrated for eight nights.

During Hanukkah, families light a special menorah called a Hanukiah, play games like dreidel, sing songs, and enjoy traditional foods such as latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly-filled doughnuts).

What do you mean by the rededication for the Second Temple in Jerusalem?

Copilot: The rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem refers to an event that took place in 164 B.C. after the Jewish people, led by the Maccabees, successfully revolted against the Greek-Syrian rulers who had desecrated the temple. The Greek-Syrians had imposed their own religious practices and defiled the temple by setting up an altar to Zeus and sacrificing pigs, which are considered unclean in Judaism.

After reclaiming the temple, the Jews cleansed and purified it, removing all traces of the Greek-Syrian influence. They then rededicated the temple to the worship of the God of Israel. This rededication included the lighting of the menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum, which was supposed to burn continuously. However, they found only a small amount of consecrated oil, enough for one day. Miraculously, this oil lasted for eight days, allowing them time to prepare more consecrated oil.

This miracle is the reason Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days and nights, and why lighting the menorah is a central tradition of the holiday.

Is the story by Eric Kimmel "The Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" based on some Jewish old lore, and why did the author write about it?

Copilot:

“Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins” by Eric Kimmel is a delightful children’s book that draws on the character of Hershel of Ostropol, a traditional Jewish folk hero known for his cleverness and wit. While the story itself is an original creation by Kimmel, it incorporates elements of Jewish folklore and the spirit of Hanukkah.

The book tells the tale of Hershel, who arrives in a village where goblins have taken over the synagogue, preventing the villagers from celebrating Hanukkah. Using his cleverness, Hershel outsmarts the goblins over the eight nights of Hanukkah, ultimately restoring the holiday celebrations.

Eric Kimmel wrote this story to blend the themes of Hanukkah with the rich tradition of Jewish folklore. By doing so, he aimed to create an engaging and educational story for children that highlights the values of bravery, cleverness, and the triumph of good over evil. The inclusion of goblins and magical elements adds a layer of excitement and fantasy, making the story appealing to young readers

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What if IT was a series?

If I was ever given the chance to make Stephen King’s IT into a series, well I don’t know who would want to watch It besides myself, because I like when things develop slowly, and you also get to see how the characters just live their life, outside of the supernatural things happening in their lives.

Both the films and the mini-series started by showing Georgie’s death and then jumped straight to the summer holidays, got the Losers together and then on to fight Pennywise. But that just skips over so much.

I would want to start before Georgie’s death to establish who the characters were before IT began. Just an establishing episode where you get to see the Losers with their families, their friends, and in school. Maybe end the episode with the heavy rain, that caused the flooding which was when the wakening of IT happened. Derry was flooding in October and the adults were scared that it would be much worse than it was, as that disaster had happened before. The next episode is when the water was receding and that then is when Georgie dies and the Losers are marked, and the story truly starts. But instead of jumping straight to the summer holidays I would want to show that long year, because so much is happening that just normally isn’t part of the story.

You would get to see how Bill is just more and more neglected by his parents who just can’t get passed the loss of their youngest son, to the point that they don’t have a care for the eldest any longer. But Bill also have, I can’t remember if it’s just one or if it’s two, episodes where he has a run in with Pennywise in Georgie’s room, with his photo album. His struggles with his stammering, and him saving up to buy, shall we call it a death wish, Silver, his bike, as well as his friendship with Eddie, Richie, and Stan.

There’s Eddie, who is being abused by his mom, and his struggle between wanting to please her, and wanting to do the same things as his friends. There is also Eddie's own run in with Pennywise on Neibolt Street and the Neibolt House.

And Richie and his voices which he practices at the dinner table together with his dad. Constantly getting into trouble because he just can’t keep his mouth shut, and his love of horror movies. As well as meeting Pennywise, even if he never ever tells the other Losers that he too had had an experience of his own, because he just won’t admit that that really happened.

And Stan, who is Jewish but rarely goes to the Synagogue because there isn’t one in Derry, and doesn’t even know the meaning of the word kosher. Who loves his family and shares an interest in watching birds together with his dad. Who is fastidious (not OCD, no matter what the fandom has since decided), and has the strangest sense of humour. Who when he met Pennywise in the old water tower in the park, in the form of two drowned children, wasn’t so much scared as he was absolutely offended.

There’s Beverly who is being abused by her father (in the book it’s quite clear that she wasn’t sexually molested at least up until that summer, but what happened after that we don’t know), who lives with a mother, who knows her husband is abusing her daughter as well as herself, and at least suspects that her husband might start molesting her daughter but who wouldn’t dream of leaving him, because living with an abusing, drunk, probably child molester, is still so much better than being on state welfare. Beverly who wears her bruises visible but still being badass and stealing her cigarets despite knowing that if she is caught she will be beaten. Who is sometimes trying to be more like the other girls, but more comfortable being a tomboy. Who until the summer holidays are mostly on the outskirts of the group, but sometimes hang out with the other Losers. She is the only one who didn’t have a run in with Pennywise before the Summer holidays.

There’s Ben who is new to Derry, and absolutely alone, but wouldn’t have understood the question if you had asked him if he was ever lonely. Who reads tons of books and loves the library, and spends his money on sweets. Who is well aware that he is overweight which is why he is being bullied the way that he is, but is still badass enough to not let Henry Bowers copy his answers in an exam, despite knowing that that is going to cost him. And who loves Architecture, and knows how to build a dam and an underground club house without really knowing how. Who has a mother who tries her best, but clearly doesn’t have clue what her son’s doing during the day, and who keeps saying that he is not fat he is just big boned, because she has equated her ability to put food on the table and Ben never being hungry, with the pride she takes in being able to provide for him on her own without relying on state welfare. And Ben who ran into Pennywise on his own on a cold January evening, but also shows the resilience of children, as after a shower, some food, and sitting in front of the TV he has completely put the incidence out of his head.

And Mike, who is an outsider not just because he goes to a different school out on Neibolt Street, but also because he and his family are the only black people in Derry. His love of history and the history of Derry, a passion he got and shares with his dad. His life on the family farm and the strife between the Hanlon’s and the Bowers’. Him playing his trombone which he plays during the Fourth of July parade through Derry. The obvious love between Mike and his parents because Mike’s got the best parents. And his experience with Pennywise in April out at the abandoned Kitchener Ironworks. And the huge rock fight that brings the Losers together on the third of July.

But besides the Losers there would also be more focus on Derry itself. Probably from Mike’s dad telling Mike about the stories he had collected, starting with the burning of the Black Spot because he himself was there when it happened. But also how the people in Derry sort of know what is going on but there’s just such an apathy that they can’t break through. There are more children going missing and being found dead during that year, and quite similar to the school shootings happening now in America, people just can’t bring themselves to care. They have simply gotten use to it. They order a curfew, are shocked when the children goes missing and when they are found, they offer their thoughts and prayers, and hope that they will be spared from that pain, but after a couple of days have forgotten about it, and the only people who remembers are the families of the victims.

Despite children going missing, the children are still left to their own devices. And then there’s also the slow descend into insanity of Henry Bowers, through the influence of Pennywise, and how his bullying is becoming more violent.

And when it comes to the Summer holidays when the fight against Pennywise truly starts, there are so many great scenes. The two times Bill and Richie have encounters with Pennywise, in Georgie’s room and on Neibolt Street. Beverley encountering Pennywise for the first time. How the Losers just click, how they all have a sense of who is part of the Losers and who just isn’t. When Eddie break his arm, both because this is a turning point for Henry Bowers as he realizes that he can scare even adults and no longer need to be scared of them, but also because Eddie blackmails his mom into letting him hang out with his friends from his hospital bed. The Losers creating silver slugs and finding out that Beverley is totally badass with a slingshot, and the epic showdown in Neibolt House when they realize that they can hurt Pennywise as long as they believe. Richie, Beverly and Ben hanging out in a movie theatre and turn the table on Henry Bowers and his gang. And just the general fun they had together playing in the Barrens, at the dump, or in the quarry. The juxtaposition between them just being children playing and then having to face the horrors of Derry. And of course the last time they face Pennywise as children and hope they have defeated him.

I don’t know if I would want to set it in the 1950’s as it was in the book, or in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s. That would depend on if I would take the story further and into their adulthood, and whether or not I would want them to remember Derry or not.

If It's just them as children then I would want to keep the story setting in the 1950’s as that would make some things easier, like explaining just why Mike’s family is the only Black family in Derry.

Likewise if they, like in the book, forget about Derry, I would also want to set it in the 1950’s. The pros of them forgetting is their reaction to relearning their childhoods in Derry. I think the shock of his suddenly remembering Derry is what drove Stan over the edge and caused his suicide. I think he remembered more and understood Pennywise in a way the others didn’t. They just feared him, but for Stan Pennywise was also breaking the laws of nature and going against all that should be possible.

Them forgetting would also explain just why Eddie and Beverly ended up victims of copies of their parents. They forgot the lessons they had learned and the courage they had found fighting Pennywise, and instead fell into the same patterns as they had always lived by.

But if they instead somewhat continued to remember Derry, then I think it would make sense to set in later. If they were eleven or twelve in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s then there aren’t that many years until Myspace and Facebook come into  existence, and they could reconnect that way. If the Losers somewhat forgot Derry as their families or they themselves moved away from Derry, but then when they saw a name they somewhat recognized on Myspace or Facebook and friended them, and then the real memories of Derry start coming back. It would mean changing the grownup Losers’ stories but maybe that’s not a bad idea. There could be a focus on how they learned to work through the trauma they experienced as children and them reliving memories that they had suppressed until that point, while it would also be somewhat strange for the world to see how seven friends from some small town, who not only were considered losers but called themselves Losers, would all become famous and experts within their chosen fields. Mike would also be able to leave Derry as a guard is no longer necessary. All the while they all have this feeling that their fight against Pennywise isn’t over, and as the new cycle is coming to end and Pennywise is waking up, their memories of what happened are becoming more intense, more vivid, and more real. Before they have to go back and fight him one more time, hoping that this time it was over.

I have always loved IT and the ambience of the book, especially when reading about them as children, because there is just such a juxtaposition between the nostalgic remembrance of what the 1950’s should be like, with children running free and playing outside in an endless summer, and then the horror that lies just under the surface, a horror that’s accepted if never really spoken about by the adults.

I would love to explore Derry as a character whose layers are slowly pealed away. A character that’s understood better by the children than by the adults. A show that’s full of horror but takes its time to truly experience the ambience, of what it would be like to live in Derry. Unlike the fast paced shows of today, where everything happens so quickly and suddenly half the town’s involved in what was supposed to be a secret, and nobody takes the time to truly explore. But I don’t know. Maybe I am the only one who would want to see such a version of IT. What would you do if you could make IT?

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(my letter for the Peaky Blinders Exchange)

Dear Peaky Blinders Author,

AAAAAAAAAAAH! First Peaky Blinders Exchange ever and I’m wildly excited!

This letter is long because I write all my Dear Creator letters the way I like to read them, and I love reading juicy letters. That said, feel free to go your own way and write whatever you want as long as it includes one of these pairings! I don’t want you to feel boxed in, and surprises can be fun. This letter is just meant to help give you some ideas if you have no idea where you wanna go. I appreciate all the time & thought you put into this. <3

Do Not Want: incest, rape/dubcon/noncon/underage sex shown (implied in the past is okay), hard kinks, detailed torture, a/b/o, cannibalism, vampires and werewolves, eating disorders

My Longest Yea Boy Ever:

A battle, fight, or confrontation

A character who has run out of fucks to give

Arranged marriage

Banter/That Dialogue™

Food/cooking

Forced to work together because of a common goal/common enemy

Horses

“I thought you were hurt/dead”

Intimacy

Ladies white knighting their significant others/crushes

Loyalty/conflicting loyalties

Pining (especially if it’s mutual but they don’t know it yet)

Political maneuvering

Protectiveness

Tending to wounds

Work Song by Hozier

Esme Shelby/Tommy Shelby

Despite its rarity, I’ve requested this relationship in literally four different exchanges, and I will continue to request this pairing in every possible exchange until I either receive fic for it or die. That’s just how I feel about it.

Esme Shelby is a gorgeous, no-holds-barred, sharp-tongued, quick-eyed storm of a woman and I love her now and forever. And frankly, every move she’s made so far is impeccable. She told Tommy not to expand to London, and she was right; the ensuing fights rained down massive amounts of trauma on the family and Tommy barely escaped with his life by the grace of Winston Churchill being a scheming bastard. She figured out that Polly was being scammed and told Tommy; without her, Michael and Polly would never have been reunited. When Michael got arrested, her first thought was not panic or rage but business: getting soldiers from Queen Mary Lee at the Black Patch. Esme was always a badass, but never was given the spotlight to shine. And I’m fully aware that this is a Controversial Take™, but she had actual chemistry with Tommy, my vicious aching restless wounded fighter. He’s always looking for the next challenge in business, and in life, he likes people who challenge him. Esme challenges him and then some. She’s ride or die. I think they could be an incredible power couple. Words can’t describe how much I love the tension in the air between the two of them. And yes, I know, in canon that tension is mostly borne of conflict, but fuck it, this is fic. What if there was more to it than that?

Ideas:

I will forever desire fic that’s an arranged marriage AU for the two of them. I could read 50 different fics about that.

What if John was still in love with Lizzie and Esme fell for Tommy? Listen: she called him Thomas at a family meeting, and Polly went: Thomas? And I went: HM.

AU where Esme is the daughter of Queen Mary Lee of the Black Patch and she’s sent to Birmingham to negotiate business with Tommy.

For this pairing, literally any kind of hurt/comfort fic would be...absolutely PRIME.

Esme Can Ride Better Than Tommy Can. Just Facts.

Grace Burgess/Lizzie Stark

I invented this ship, and I will go down with it if necessary. It caters to more tropes than my romantic heart can handle. Height difference! Undercover agent falls in love! Rags to riches! Two quiet, fierce women with dark pasts doing whatever they have to do to survive & keep the people they love alive. I think of Grace, who is a deeply observant woman doing her best to go unnoticed, seeing the true Lizzie, who is doing her best to be seen but constantly being dismissed as just a sex worker and a laughingstock. I think of Lizzie, who has borne more than any woman should ever have to bear, hoping for love and acceptance and never getting it, finding both of those things in a blonde, tiny, unexpected package. How surprised she might be if someone finally fucking stood up for her. How Grace, with her spy training, and Lizzie, with her deep Birmingham knowledge, could function as a formidable power couple. Oh, I could go on about them for days. There’s so much potential there.

Ideas

In s1, Grace falls for Lizzie instead of Tommy, and protects him to spare Lizzie the pain since she knows that Lizzie has a complicated relationship with the Shelby brothers. She never expects anything from Lizzie, but Lizzie surprises her.

Tommy dies in s3 instead of Grace, and  during the timeline of s4, Grace and Lizzie fall in love.

Grace and Lizzie face some kind of enemy down together, or get vengeance on one of their enemies. Campbell is one idea; Tommy is another. Or maybe it’s an original character. Doesn’t matter, as long as it’s satisfying.

A slice of life, something domestic, established. Just talking about how their lives have become integrated, who usually does the dishes, whether or not they’ve met each other’s families, that sort of thing.

Lizzie Said Fuck The Police! Grace Said...

May Carleton/Alfie Solomons

Still waters run deep. After years of mourning her husband, under surveillance at all times by her own servants, I think certain restraints just broke inside May. She looked around, saw a beautiful man who was also the most dangerous man in the whole city, thought, “hm, I’ll take him” and then just fucking took him. SHE DID THAT. On the other hand, Alfie Solomons is sheer fun: the swagger, the contrast between affability and violence, the pride in his Jewish identity, the rambling. My favorite moment of his is the time that he called Tommy out for having double standards about his son’s kidnapping. That was so insightful. Alfie knows perfectly well who he is as a killer criminal, and he faces that unflinchingly. Imagine: May’s fuck-it attitude meeting Alfie’s fuck-it attitude. Couple of the fucking century.

(I know their characters have never interacted in the show, but their actors are married happily in real life and acted together in Wuthering Heights, so I’ve seen the chemistry with my own two eyes and I know it is there. GOD, it is THERE.)

Ideas

Alfie was a captain in May’s husband’s battalion. After the war, he contacts her, and they’re both surprised that despite her grief and his trauma, they find a real connection.

Alfie very politely takes May as a hostage in some sort of showdown with Tommy; May escapes of her own accord, but there’s a hell of a lot of flirting.

May and Alfie run into each other during s4, visiting Tommy. They both go, “...interesting…” and soon after that, “oh, what the hell, let’s do it” because Alfie’s dying and May’s feeling liberated after having just gotten over Tommy

Literally any kind of first meeting that includes the vibe of “May’s fuck-it attitude meeting Alfie’s fuck-it attitude”

Alfie Doesn’t Like Horses Very Much. May’s Reaction?

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR ABC NEWS’ ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA,’ DEC. 19-24

The following report highlights the programming of ABC’s “Good Morning America” during the week of Dec. 19-24. “Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program anchored by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, and Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist. The morning news program airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (7:00-9:00 a.m. EST) on ABC.

Highlights of the week include the following:

Monday, Dec. 19 — ABC News correspondent Erielle Reshef on how the Jewish community is celebrating at a time when antisemitism is on the rise; “GMA”’s 12 Days of Cookies with chef Alex Guarnaschelli; ABC News reporter Will Ganss begins the search for the ugliest Christmas sweater in America; a performance by Shaggy

Tuesday, Dec. 20 —Dancer Sharna Burgess (“Dancing with the Stars”); ABC News reporter Will Ganss continues the search for the ugliest Christmas sweater in America; “’GMA’ Gives Back”; “GMA”’s Shop This Store: Ulta; “GMA”’s 12 Days of Cookies with food influencer Dan Pelosi

Wednesday, Dec. 21 —ABC News reporter Will Ganss continues the search for the ugliest Christmas sweater in America; actor Stanley Tucci (“I Wanna Dance with Somebody”); “GMA”’s 12 Days of Cookies with culinary content creator Jake Cohen; “’GMA’ Gives Back”; a performance by Pentatonix

Thursday, Dec. 22 — ABC News reporter Will Ganss continues with the search for the ugliest Christmas sweater in America; “GMA”’s 12 Days of Cookies with cookbook author Renato Poliafito; ABC News reporter Lama Hasan goes inside the fashion of “Emily in Paris”; the cast of Broadway’s “The Piano Lesson”; a performance by Debbie Gibson

Friday, Dec. 23 — “GMA”’s 12 Days of Cookies with cookbook author Anna Francese Gass; “GMA”’s Great Ugly Christmas Sweater Showdown

Saturday, Dec. 24 – Last-minute tips for a festive feast; ESPN NBA trophy tree topper; last-minute tips to prep presents like a pro; “Titanic” turns 25

-- ABC --

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Tuesday, March 01, 2022 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES? THE LARRY DAVID STORY (HBO Canada) 9:00pm/10:00pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA SAFE HOUSE E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL NEIGHBOURS 2: SORORITY RISING THE NET SHREK 2

CBC GEM BANGLA SURF GIRLS THE CHANGEMAKERS DEAR FUTURE CHILDREN THE LITTLE QUEEN POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ SPREADSHEET (Season 1) THE WITCHES OF THE ORIENT

CRAVE TV THE LARRY DAVID STORY: PART I: AMERICAN JEWBOY THE LARRY DAVID STORY: PART II: THE JEWISH FOUNTAINHEAD PERCY’S TIGER TALES (Season 2, Episodes 1-26)

NETFLIX CANADA THE BREAKFAST CLUB BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY CHALET GIRL DEAD MAN DOWN FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS THE GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING THE GUARDIANS OF JUSTICE LEAP YEAR LIAR LIAR LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS LOVE IS COLORBLIND MERCI POUR TOUT SECRETARY SHE’S ALL THAT TED WORST ROOMMATE EVER

A WEDDING TO REMEMBER (Super Channel Heart & Home) 11:00am: Sparks fly between a best man and a maid of honor as they put their differences aside to save their best friends' wedding.

NHL HOCKEY (SN/SN1) 7:00pm: Oilers vs. Flyers (TSN5) 7:00pm: Sens vs. Lightning (SNWest) 8:00pm: Flames vs. Wild (TSN2/TSN3) 8:00pm: Habs vs. Jets (SN1) 10:00pm: Bruins vs. Ducks

NBA BASKETBALL (TSN/TSN4) 7:30pm: Nets vs. Raptors (SN Now) 8:00pm: Warriors vs. Timberwolves (TSN) 10:00pm: Mavericks vs. Lakers

CHUCK AND THE FIRST PEOPLES' KITCHEN (APTN) 7:30pm: Chuck travels north to meet Quentin Condo in Gesgapegiag, where they harvest clams on the beach and make a seafood clambake; Quentin shows Chuck a unique hot stone method.

22 MINUTES (CBC) 8:00pm: Emergency Laugh Act

EASY EATS (APTN) 8:00pm: Hera cooks up tītī gnocchi with lemon butter sauce and steak bánh mì fried bread rolls; for dessert, she bakes black doris plum trifle.

SON OF A CRITCH (CBC) 8:30pm:  Mark is considering what life would be like as a priest; as rumors of scandal amongst the clergy start to mount, Mark reassesses what his religion means to him.

QUEST OUT WEST: WILD FOOD (APTN) 8:30pm: Tracey travels to Kelowna BC and goes to the Okanagan Lavendar and Herb Farm.

WORKIN' MOMS (CBC) 9:00pm:  Kate helps Nathan build a connection with Nathan Jr; Anne joins Lionel in Cochrane to support his big day in court; Jenny feels edged out of her own wedding planning while Sloane's love life heats up.

GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN (Food Network Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Ten home bakers enter the kitchen and put their spin on a chocolate carousel filled with decadent mini desserts; in the Elimination Challenge, the bakers give a sweet introduction to who they are with a dessert.

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK VS THE WORLD (Crave) 9:00pm:  Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall joins RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton on the judging panel as the remaining queens are split into two teams for a girl group battle.

TALLBOYZ (CBC) 9:30pm: The Boyz navigate Guled's acceptance into the royal family; sexting gets competitive; babies can spit bars.

TRANSPLANT (CTV) 10:00pm (NEW NIGHT!):  With his future as a doctor on the line, Bash must suppress his instincts and avoid any chance of risk.

SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP: EASTER (Food Network Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Sunny Anderson welcomes eight Easter-obsessed bakers to the kitchen to create a fantasy Easter dessert featuring chocolate; they have to imagine themselves as giant Easter Bunnies.

THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA (History Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): High school friends see an alternative to fast food with the "submarine" sandwich, but they are quickly met with fierce competition from a new submarine joint that will go on to be the biggest restaurant chain in the world.

[romancatholicreflections]

10th October >> Daily Reflection/Commentary on Today’s First Reading for Roman Catholic on Wednesday, Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14).

We carry on from yesterday’s reading and today Paul tells us of how he began his mission.

It is fourteen years later and Paul finds himself again in Jerusalem. This is dating either from his return to Tarsus, his meeting with Peter on his last visit or his conversion at Damascus. It is not clear and it does not really matter. In any case, it is quite a lengthy period during which Paul must have grown greatly in his understanding of Christ and the Gospel.

This time he went in the company of two people whom he had come to know during these years and who would be closely involved in his evangelising work – Barnabas and Titus.

Barnabas means “one who encourages”. His other given name was Joseph and we know that he was a Levite from Cyprus. He would also accompany Paul on the first missionary journey (Acts 13:1-14:28). Titus was a gentile Christian. He served as Paul’s representative in Corinth and later went to Crete to “oversee”, to be an episcopus (‘episkopos) over the church there.

Paul says he went to Jerusalem as the result of a private revelation. His main purpose was to let the leaders of the church in Jerusalem – Peter, James and John – know how he was proclaiming the Gospel to the Gentiles, the non-Jewish “foreigners”. He specifically went to the leadership because he knew there were elements among the Christians in Jerusalem who were strongly opposed to accepting Gentiles into the church, especially when they did not follow the Jewish traditions.

Paul says he went “so that I might not be running, or have run, in vain”. In other words, he was anxious that his preaching be in harmony with the teaching of the Jerusalem church, the “mother” church. It is not that he doubted the rightness of what he was doing but he was concerned that when new churches were founded they should keep in touch with the mother church. It is why, later on, he will agree with the request to support poorer churches (of which Jerusalem seems to have been one).

The leaders in Jerusalem gave him their full endorsement. They recognised that Paul had been called to proclaim the Gospel to the “uncircumcised” just as Peter was called to proclaim it to the “circumcised”. In fact, Paul did not just confine himself to the Gentiles. When he arrived for the first time in a town he nearly always headed straight for the synagogue. Often, of course, his message was usually rejected by the local Jews. So, he saw himself as primarily an apostle to the Gentiles.

And, as far as Paul is concerned, the two distinct apostolates of Peter and himself were assigned by the Lord himself.

A kind of contract was then made. James, Peter and John (notice the order), the “pillars” of the Jerusalem church, shared the right hand of fellowship with Paul and Barnabas. Among both Hebrews and Greeks, this was a common practice indicating a promise of friendship. It was agreed that the former would concentrate on working among the Jews while Paul and Barnabas devoted themselves mainly to the Gentiles. This division, as we have seen, was mainly geographical as Paul did reach out to Jews as well as Gentiles but confined himself generally to territories where Gentiles were in the majority.

There was one proviso: that Paul would remember to give help to the poor, something he was only too happy to do. The “poor” seemed to mean mainly the Christians of the Jerusalem church who had to be regularly helped by the churches of Asia Minor and Greece, as the Acts tell us.

In the second half of the reading we find Paul back in Antioch in Syria. Antioch was the main city in Syria and, after Rome and Alexandria in Egypt, the third largest city in the Roman empire. It was already becoming a major Christian centre, especially with those working among the Gentiles, and Paul used it as a home base during his missionary journeys.

Here we find a showdown taking place between Paul and Peter. Peter, who in a vision (recorded in the Acts) had been told by Jesus that there was no such thing as ritually “unclean” food, had baptised the first Gentile Christian and had been mixing freely with Gentiles and eating with them.

However, when some followers of James arrived in Antioch from Jerusalem, Peter refrained from doing so because he did not want to offend those Jewish Christians who insisted on circumcision and other Jewish customs e.g. concerning ritual cleanliness and the avoidance of eating ‘forbidden’ food. Other Jewish Christians and even Barnabas (who was a Levite Jew) began to follow Peter’s example.

Paul became very angry at this compromising of an essential principle which had already been agreed on. He opposed Peter “to his face”. Not only that, in the presence of everyone he declared that Peter, although a born Jew, had been living like a Gentile and not like a Jew. He had no right, then, to be imposing Jewish ways on Gentiles which was the message his behaviour was giving.

It was not a question here, as Paul practised elsewhere, of not giving scandal to weaker brethren by enforcing one’s own belief and practices (cf. Acts 16:3; 21:26; 1 Cor 8:13; Rom 14:21; 1 Cor 9:20). Peter was giving out a misleading message. Peter’s behaviour should have advertised his real position but instead of that he disguised it. He was suggesting, by following the Judaisers’ ways, that the only true Christians were converted Jews who followed the Law. This could only result in two separate communities which could not then celebrate the “breaking of bread” together.

There is a radical difference between accommodating the weak and compromising on essential principles. In Paul’s eyes, Peter was guilty of the latter and he had to be challenged.

The problem was especially relevant to the Galatian situation where Jewish Christians were trying to impose Jewish customs, including circumcision, on Gentile Christians. Peter’s misleading behaviour was not at all helpful in such a situation, especially as it did not represent his own beliefs.

Today, there is a good deal of discussion about the extent to which our leaders can be challenged in the Church. There will always be a tension between what we may call the ‘institutional’ and ‘prophetic’ wings of the Church. While some would prefer perfect harmony between all members, it is not the way the Church has operated from its earlier days. We must not confuse ‘unity’ with ‘uniformity’. Unity presupposes harmony between differing elements.

We need the ‘institutional’ as the conservers of orthodoxy and tradition and continuity. But we need the ‘prophetic’ to arouse us to the need to adapt our message to changing needs and changing situations in a constantly changing world. No change means stagnation and ultimate death; too much change means loss of identity.

We have to keep a balance between both so there will always be ‘Pauls’ opposing ‘Peters’ to their face. This is not to say that Peter the conserver is usually wrong and Paul the (r)evolutionary is always right. Most of the time, the truth lies somewhere in between.

Careful discernment is needed at such times. One of the truest signs that we are on the right track is that the ultimate result is greater union. The truth can never divide because there can only be one truth.

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The Big American Family Cooking Showdown

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by dearlydraupadi

Steve Rogers is a cameraman for the Big American Family Cooking Showdown. Bucky Barnes is a contestant along with his mother and sister. Steve Rogers can't stop filming Bucky Barnes' beautiful face. It's not long before the rest of the crew is getting annoyed, Bucky is getting a clue, and Steve is getting embarrassed. Welcome to the Big American Family Cooking Showdown!

Words: 3018, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Daredevil (TV), Jessica Jones (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Rebecca Barnes Proctor, Winifred Barnes, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Matt Murdock, Frigga (Marvel), Sam Wilson (Marvel)

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - Reality Show, Reality TV, Cooking, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Jewish Bucky Barnes

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[jewishfoodshowdown]

Not official part of the showdown but I’m bored and want to get people excited for them

[sashagilljournalist]

The Great Potato Showdown

The humble potato – I have often been enraptured by how it is magically transformed, be it by heat or by method, into a multitude of different dishes. Fried, mashed, scalloped, baked… is there truly one best way to serve a potato? So, I set out to make a list of them all, which – as a disclaimer – is highly biased to this individual. 

While the potato is too various in its incarnations for this to be an exhaustive list, I have tried to, where possible, group together those from the same family. Is a rosti truly a type of hash brown? Potato purist – do not come for me. I am just a girl trying to pit her favourite potato dishes against each other to decide what to do with the glut of potatoes languishing on my kitchen counter.

Mash To ease us into our Great Potato Showdown – the mash. A large part of eating, for me, is textural. Sure, taste plays a part too. But in what universe would a combination of potato, butter, salt and cheese not taste of enduring bliss? My issue with a mash, is that often it is just that – potatoes turned silky soft without the slightest bit of crunch. That is, until I discovered a version that the Bon Appetit test kitchen chefs developed: your classic mash, garnished with a fried mélange of breadcrumbs, garlic, and potato crisps. The perfect textural counterpoint to the velvety mash. I implore you to try it, for even when drowned in gravy, the crisp shines through. To avoid your mash turning viscously glue-y, you want a floury potato – a Yukon gold or russet is ideal. Waxier potatoes turn glossy and paste-like. Suboptimal.

Roast I wasn’t the biggest fan of roast potatoes until I discovered that there was a method to its madness. You can’t simply toss them in a fat, salt liberally and leave the oven to do the rest of the work. And since altering my roast-potatoes-ways, I see what the fuss is all about. You should pre-cook them in water (heavily salted – like the ocean), drain, shake them with all your might in a covered bowl until their surface turns rough and fluffy. This is the key for creating the peaks that turn gloriously caramelised and crunchy under the heat. Toss them in about a tablespoon of flour for an added layer of crunch, then toss in goose fat. Now, I admit – as a vegetarian, I have never had them in goose or duck fat, and olive oil imparts too much of its herbal flavour for it to be a fair comparison. I am simply adding it here as it is traditional, although I can personally vouch for a roast potato augmented with a good glug of olive oil, tufts of thyme and rosemary sprigs. As a bonus  - tethering the line between a mash and a roast - skip the toss-in-a-bowl faff and simply smash them on a baking tray with the bottom of a glass, forming little discs of smashed potato that will happily drink up whatever you season them with.

Fries I think I can safely say that there is not a person on earth who truly dislikes fries. Anyone else is simply kidding themselves. There is a certain kind of joy you get from shoving fistfuls of glistening, hot batons of salty potato into your mouth after a night out. But fries themselves come in all shapes and sizes. Thick cut, shoestring, home-style, sweet potato, curly, waffle… there isn’t a single one I have not imagined myself eloping with and living out the remainder of our lives in wedded bliss. Although, if we are naming names… shoestring – what are you about? I need more substance. While I am an advocate for all forms of fries, I cannot begin to tell you how much better they are with a bit more seasoning. Salt is great, but have you ever tried them with smoked paprika, rosemary, or (for the adventurous) shredded bits of seaweed? Phenomenal. I just wish seasoned fries were more of a thing when eating out, for frying my own in a wok full of glistening oil sounds like a recipe for disaster (and third-degree burns).

Jacket The ultimate childhood go-to meal. Bake a potato until its skin shrivels and starts to pull away, slice open, slip in a knob of butter and let the residual heat burst forth and melt it. The magic of the jacket potato lies in how infinitely customisable it is, and so in my family was always the perfect way to solve a squabble between the vastly differing palates of its members. Heinz baked beans was a favourite, always, topped with slivers of spring onion for brightness (and, for me, a bit of sophistication). Tuna mayo was a no-go, although given how popular it is as a jacket potato filling I imagine I am one of the few who despises anything abbreviated with ‘mayo’. While my affection for this is 90% nostalgia, and it isn���t that great in the grand scheme of things, I will admit that it is a perfect student meal. It has served me well, especially when I was kitchen-less for the grand part of two years. Simply pierce a potato with the tines of a fork and microwave for 8 minutes on high, flipping it over halfway.

Scalloped Potatoes (in its many variations) At its very basic (but never to be underestimated), you have Pommes Anna – scalloped and left to luxuriate in butter. When it is augmented with cream, you get a Dauphinoise, and if tossed in cheese and provided with a breadcrumb roof - Au gratin. All these cousins are ultimately made of a base of shingled potatoes. While these all have the makings of a fabulous potato number, I have often been served some that fall short. In a similar strand as my issue with a mash, texture is often the downfall. Potatoes are sliced into thin, even discs and arranged (often quite beautifully) in a baking dish. And while they might win in terms of aesthetic points, you are sometimes left feeling a bit lacking. This is where Au Gratin reigns supreme, for its roof of breadcrumbs shatters so satisfyingly when you tuck into it, and adds a delightful crunch amidst all the velvety potato fluff.

Gnocchi A weird flex, perhaps, because in the list of best potato dishes gnocchi would rarely occur to you. But I used to help my mother mash potatoes, stir them with egg and flour, and roll them into balls by pressing them up against the tines of a fork. potato and gnocchi, to me, are inextricably linked. Now, I am not the biggest fan of pasta. And while my admission of this might lead you to want to discredit my opinion of anything food-based, I did grow up in Asia. For me, a bowl of sesame noodles will always trump a spag bol. However, if gnocchi is in the equation (for it is, ultimately, a type of pasta), I would happily jettison the noodles for these little dough dumplings. I love how supple they are, their bounce, their chew. Although (in a true Ina Garten form) I vehemently believe that store-bought can never measure up to homemade. They do not need to look as pretty, or indeed as uniform, as those you can get in a plastic bag in Tesco. But trust me, they are far more favourable in texture.

Hash Browns It seems like every culture has their own spin on grated-and-subsequently-fried potatoes. Here, we have our adored hash browns. The Swiss have the Rosti – spread out whisper-thin across a skillet. In Jewish cuisine – Latkes, made with the addition of egg and matzo meal to help with binding. Tater tots, little cylinders of fried shredded potatoes, in America. And I have been very disappointed by how next-to-impossible these tots are to find here in the UK. I love them. As far as texture goes – we are on to a winner here. The exterior crisps up gorgeously, leaving the fluffy strands of potato in the middle. When you bite into them, crunch gives way to clouds. I now make my hash browns in a waffle maker. If you, like me, belong to the group of students who have a ridiculous number of one-use kitchen gadgets – here is how to turn your waffle maker into a two-use-cooking-machine. Grate a few potatoes – the floury type is ideal, place them in a dish towel and wring them up to extract as much moisture as you can manage. Decant the potato strands into a bowl, and add in some salt, pepper, a spoonful or flour, and if you eat eggs – one here can help them with binding. I manage perfectly fine without. Preheat your waffle maker, divide the potato mixture between the divots. Cook them according to your waffle maker’s instructions. I like to treat mine as you would a mash (i.e. drowned in gravy), but you could each eat them as is, or topped with applesauce or sour cream.

But alas! This whole exercise would be pointless if I didn’t choose a favourite, but this is no easy task – there is a reason the potato is so widely adored, for it has the ability to take on many different forms, a plethora of different flavours, and still delight. The choice is often one of personal preference, so while I have (with much anguish) decided to settle in for a dinner of hash browns (made in my waffle maker), Linda Mccartney sausages and an avalanche of gravy, it does not mean that the hash brown is superior. Go forth and decide what to do with the next potato you happen upon in your produce drawer.

The Spanish tortilla, potato crisps (!!), regal duchess potatoes, fondant potatoes that seem to sublimate in your mouth, satisfyingly-striped Hassel back potatoes… it seems like a wonderful, starch-saturated abyss to be in. But in an effort to keep to a word count (and for the sake of my sanity), many other potato incarnations have been left unexplored. And for that, I apologise. There is a whole world of potatoes out there, and I, for one, have never been more ready for it.

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Originally Published in The Oxford Student, 31st Jan 2020